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A festival procession walks down a red carpet between two rows of devotees pressing palms together in greeting. A central figure in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wears a long red flower garland, a large gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with long dark hair, and raises a hand in blessing. Attendants in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one holding a long staff. Above, a decorated umbrella in blue, red and yellow with tassels shelters the procession, and green and white umbrellas stand behind. Red flags with a smiling saffron-turbaned portrait fly on poles. A shrine with a seated deity murti and colourful pillars with garlands sits under a bamboo-thatched canopy. Many devotees wear white and yellow.

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